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As a Qualcomm Hardware Application Engineer, you will provide technical expertise of hardware through trainings, product demonstrations, and the design, debug, test, and quality support of customer products. Qualcomm Hardware Application Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess the potential application of company products that meet and exceed customer needs. Replacement Position\nMinimum Qualifications:\n• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Applications Engineering or Hardware Design experience or related work experience.OR\nMaster's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Applications Engineering or Hardware Design experience or related work experience.\nOR\nPhD in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Applications Engineering or Hardware Design experience or related work experience.\nAs an Qualcomm Mixed-Signal IP Application Engineer, you are responsible for working in the post-silicon application team to bring-up UCIe IP on SoCs for internal product teams and external customers. In this role, you will interact with the internal product teams and customers to support their integration, validation, and bring-up of the UCIe IP in advanced technology nodes such as 7nm, 5nm, 3nm and 2nm.\nWhat You’ll Do:\nBe part of growing team to work closely with Post-Silicon Validation, Firmware, System, and Design teams to bring-up Qualcomm's Mixed-Signal IPs on customer platforms. You will also be involved in the post-silicon bring-up of our in-house test chips.\nDrive technical communication to customers from silicon bring-up to production.\nCollaborate with architects, hardware designers, validation and software teams to define and implement robust solutions.\nWork on system-level debugging with in-house SW and FW diagnostics and tools.\nOccasional interaction with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, BERTs, protocol analyzers) to analyze PHY performance.\nOccasional travel may be required. \nYou will be reporting to the Senior Director of Application Engineering\nWhat You’ll Need:\nSolid debugging skills for firmware and system-level bring-up.\nExperience with C/C++ for embedded systems.\nExperience in Python as a scripting language for test automation and debugging.\nExcellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills in a fast-paced development environment.\nExperience working in ASIC design, verification, or post-silicon validation in one of the high-speed IP interfaces such as UCIe, DDR, PCIe, or Ethernet\nApplicants: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. 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We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).\nQualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.\nTo all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies:Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. 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